Kill Bill Volume 2 previews

He saved the best for last. With “Kill Bill: Vol. II,” Quentin Tarantino has made a movie that goes toe to toe with the ubiquitous specter of “Pulp Fiction” and brings it to its knees. This is not to say that “Kill Bill” is better than “Pulp Fiction,” per se, but as breakthrough movies go, “Pulp Fiction” was a celluloid striptease, where the audience found themselves titillated in ways they never knew existed, and instantly wanted more. Tarantino, however, knew better than to put out right away. In fact, he made the audience wait 10 years for the payoff. “Kill Bill: Vol. II” is where the audience finally gets into bed. “Kill Bill: Vol. II” is so good, so spot on, that it’s tempting to resent Tarantino for taking this long to finally deliver on the promise he showed a decade ago. But resist the urge. Movies this good don’t come down the pike very often anymore.